Patent SG-11201906338P-A (SG)
Title: Circumcision device
Inventor: PARKER ELISABETH REGINA
IPC: A61B17/326
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: 1 co O 00 O C (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 July 2018 (19.07.2018) WI P0 I PC T omit VIII °nolo o111111oin mil ono oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/130983 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A61B 17/326 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2018/050204 (22) International Filing Date: 12 January 2018 (12.01.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 2017/00296 13 January 2017 (13.01.2017) ZA (71) Applicant: INNOVATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLO- GY (PTY) LTD [ZA/ZA]; 1 Hanover Road, Fresnaye, 8005 Cape Town (ZA). (72) Inventors: PARKER, Elisabeth Regina; 1 Hanover Road, Fresnaye, 8005 Cape Town (ZA). VORSTER, Jared Mark; Unit A, 4th Floor, Equity House, 107 St. George's Mall, Cnr Church Street, 8001 Cape Town (ZA). WISE- MAN, David Christopher; 108 The Delaware, Mill Street, Gardens, 8001 Cape Town (ZA). PARKER, Cyril Nor- man; 1 Hanover Road, Fresnaye, 8005 Cape Town (ZA). (74) Agent: VON SEIDELS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS; PO Box 440, Century City, 7446 Cape Town (ZA). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (54) Title: CIRCUMCISION DEVICE 31 Figure (57) : A circumcision device is provided by the present invention and includes a body (1) and a glans penis locating and protecting member (2) permanently or releasably associated with the body. The body and glans penis locating member between them support a foreskin crushing assembly that includes a crushing surface (6) that includes an axis extending in the general direction of a penis being circumcised in use, a cooperating crushing member (8), and a mechanism for operating the foreskin crushing assembly. A cutting assembly (22, 23) is also provided that is rotatable about said axis relative to the crushing surface (6) so as to be capable of severing a foreskin adjacent the foreskin crushing assembly. The cutting assembly (22, 23) includes a cutting blade (24) movable between a withdrawn position and an operative extended condition in which the blade may be rotated about said axis to cooperate with the crushing suface (6) or a foreskin located thereon. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/130983 Al 11 I1111111I111011101010I111111H IO10l 0111 100 1101HRUVOIMIE MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE